Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newminster Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 439th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newminster Road (NE4 9LN) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% lower than the West Fenham average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newminster Road (NE4 9LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Magnolia Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newminster Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Magnolia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Genister Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Genister Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Two Ball Lonnen Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nafferton Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dahlia Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonnen Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dahlia Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ovington Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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